Time For 7" Tires Again?

older racer · 12-30-2017, 08:23 PM

bucrons were first tires we ran back in 65. I remember , most heavy hitters used them, they were soft, for their time was a good drag tire. chevron stations had them is stock , lol. BTW , you could run em white walls or black walls, lol

Chad Fergen · 01-02-2018, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by older racer

bucrons were first tires we ran back in 65. I remember , most heavy hitters used them, they were soft, for their time was a good drag tire. chevron stations had them is stock , lol. BTW , you could run em white walls or black walls, lol

That is an awesome memory! I wish I could have been there!

X-TECH MAN · 01-02-2018, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Chad Fergen

That is an awesome memory! I wish I could have been there!

I ran Caslers on my 65 Plymouth 426 Street wedge back in 1965. Never spun at Capitol or Aquasco. Other racers said 75 & 80 Drag-O-way was about the best biting track in the D.C. area back in the day. Several used Bucrons and Caslers in the day. The only M&H tires I saw were on the S/S or A/FX cars.Track prep back in those days was zero other than sweeping with a broom or rosin when they had a match race going on.

Dwight Southerland · 01-02-2018, 07:51 PM

The first "race" tires I ever bought were JC Penney 7" cheater slicks.

X-TECH MAN · 01-02-2018, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

The first "race" tires I ever bought were JC Penney 7" cheater slicks.

Those were the 2nd set I had. Both the Caslers and the JC Penny A/FX tires were on 14 inch wheels. I even drove them in the rain on the street. The Caslers were squirrely in the rain.

older racer · 01-02-2018, 09:40 PM

hello, my first set of slicks were jc penny 7" slicks, then had 7" firestones. you are right, no track prep, just couple dry hops and stage. lol long time ago.. actually the penny's slick was a good tire.

Tom P · 01-03-2018, 04:15 AM

A fuel dragster guy tells me they only sometimes cleaned up an oil down, you ran 200mph through the kitty litter or sometimes through the oil puddles.

I think the PSCA or NMCA guys would have Outlaw Bucron class car going 6's and 200mph and there would be a bunch of new development on them with "W" sizes to mount on 12" wide rims instead of 5" wides.

12-30-2017, 08:23 PM	#1
older racer Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 213 Likes: 13 Liked 68 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Time For 7" Tires Again? bucrons were first tires we ran back in 65. I remember , most heavy hitters used them, they were soft, for their time was a good drag tire. chevron stations had them is stock , lol. BTW , you could run em white walls or black walls, lol

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Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,003 Likes: 64 Liked 784 Times in 196 Posts	Re: Time For 7" Tires Again? The first "race" tires I ever bought were JC Penney 7" cheater slicks. __________________

01-02-2018, 09:40 PM	#6
older racer Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 213 Likes: 13 Liked 68 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Time For 7" Tires Again? hello, my first set of slicks were jc penny 7" slicks, then had 7" firestones. you are right, no track prep, just couple dry hops and stage. lol long time ago.. actually the penny's slick was a good tire.

01-03-2018, 04:15 AM	#7
Tom P Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 707 Likes: 30 Liked 239 Times in 94 Posts	Re: Time For 7" Tires Again? A fuel dragster guy tells me they only sometimes cleaned up an oil down, you ran 200mph through the kitty litter or sometimes through the oil puddles. I think the PSCA or NMCA guys would have Outlaw Bucron class car going 6's and 200mph and there would be a bunch of new development on them with "W" sizes to mount on 12" wide rims instead of 5" wides.